Today’s beer video is from the long-running series How Stuff Works that originally appeared on the Discovery Channel.
Number Of Breweries In America Reaches 2700
The Brewers Association released preliminary numbers for how many operating breweries there were in the United States as of the end of last year. That number, the highest since America’s peak in the 1870s, was 2,722. That’s nearly 400 more than at the end of 2012. Those are broken down as follows.
- Regional breweries: 120
- Microbreweries: 1376
- Brewpubs: 1202
- Large breweries: 24
- Total: 2,722
From the press release:
98% of these breweries were small and independent craft breweries. It is interesting to note that 2013 marks the first year since 1987 that microbreweries outnumbered brewpubs in the country.
The total of 2,722 brewing facilities is the highest count since the US in around 140 years, more than when the country celebrated her centennial birthday. In 1876, the Register of United States Breweries lists 2,685 breweries. It is not however, the highest number of all-time, as the Register lists 3,286 in 1870.
In addition to the 2,722 brewing facilities, there were an additional 1,744 breweries in planning at the end of December, the highest year-end number in the BA database.
Beer Film #14: Craft Beer — A Hopumentary
Today’s beer video is by Jeremy Williams and was made in the Bay Area. Craft Beer — A Hopumentary is just under 15 minutes and was shot in early 2013.
Beer Film #12: The American Brew Extras, Pt. 5
Today’s beer video is part five, the final one in a series of extras from the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.
Beer Film #11: The American Brew Extras, Pt. 4
Today’s beer video is part four of a series of extras from the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.
Beer Film #10: The American Brew Extras, Pt. 3
Today’s beer video is part three of a series of extras from the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.
Beer Film #9: The American Brew Extras, Pt. 2
Today’s beer video is part two of a series of extras from the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.
Beer Film #8: The American Brew Extras, Pt. 1
Today’s beer video is part one of a series of extras from the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.
Beer & Biodiversity
I just stumbled on this fun little video comparing biodiversity in the world of nature to the beer industry. It was created by Minute Earth, a YouTube channel showing primarily science videos about our planet. I wonder what inspired them to create Dude beer?
Beer Film #7: The American Brew, Pt. 6
Today’s beer video is part six, and the final part, of the film The American Brew that was produced by Anheuser-Busch’s Here’s To Beer campaign in 2008. The DVD is still actually available from Amazon. Enjoy.